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No. 596,238. Patented 1160.28, 1897.;

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UNITED STATES FFICE.

PATENT ALEXANDER S. DEUTSOH, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF THREE- FOURTHS TO LOUIS DEUTSOH, JOSEPH DEUTSOH, AND BERTIE DEUTSOH,

OF SAME PLACE.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 596,238, dated December 28, 1897.

Apolication filed August 15,1896. Serial No. 602,856. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that LALEXANDER S. DEUTSCH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ohicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Non-Refillable Bottles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to non-refillable bottles.

The object of the invention is to provide a bottle which cannot be refilled.

The invention consists, substantially, in the construction, combination, location, and relative arrangement of parts, all as will be more fully hereinafter described, as shown in the accompanying drawings, and finally specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings and to the various views and reference-signs appearing thereon, Figure l is a broken View, in side elevation, parts being in central vertical section, of a bottle embodying the principles of my invention. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view of the same on the line 2 2, Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view of the same on the line 3 3, looking in the direction of the arrows; and Fig. 4 is a broken detail view, in longitudinal section, taken on the line 4 4, Fig. 1.

The same part is designated by the same reference-sign wherever it occurs throughout the several views.

In carrying out my invention I form a bot tle A with a suitable neck B and having an enlarged chamber 0 formed integral with the neck and bottle and arranged intermediate the neck and bottle, as shown.

Of course it will be understood that the neck, chamber, and body of the bottle may have any desired relative alinement and size.

In the wall of the enlarged chamber O, I form an opening D, and preferably having a conical internal periphery, as clearly shown, and adapted to receive and'form a seat for a stopper E, which has an external periphery corresponding to the internal periphery of the said opening D, in order to secure a tight and efficient joint. Carried by or suitably formed on the inner face of the stopper E are the eye lets F, adapted to receive therethrough the bent ends or bolts G, carried by or formed on of the bolts G will have cleared the inner edge of the wall of chamber 0, and hence under the influence of the spring H will be forced apart and engage the said inner wall of the chamber, and thus efficiently maintain the stopper E in its seat without the possibility of withdrawal, except through breakage or injury to the bottle, as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 4E.

Reference-sign J designates a valve which may be of any suitable or convenient mate rial or construction, but preferablyot' rubber, which is carried upon one end of a flexible stem K. To the other end of said stem is attached a suitable weight, which may be of any suitable size, construction, and arrangement, but of sufficient weight to maintain the valve seated when the bottle is erect, as in Fig. 1, but capable of permitting said valve to unseat when the bottle is suitably inverted, as will be readily understood. In the particular form shown, which I deem a preferable construction and arrangement, but to which I do not desire to be limited or restricted,I employ a suitable cross-bar, which is attached midway the length thereof to the end of the flexible stem, said cross-bar carrying a weight L at each end thereof, as clearly shown.

The contraction of the end of the bottle A at the point of junction thereof with enlarged chamber 0 forms a seat adapted to receive the valve ,J and the size and shape of the valve are made to conform to the relative size and shape of this contracted portion of the bottle, so as to form an efficient valve therefor. It is important to provide against any undue and unauthorized tampering with valve J or with the securing means of stopper E through the mouth of the neck portion B. Any suitable or convenient construction and arrangement for accomplishing this desirable prevent a liquid from blowing through chamher 0, as clearly indicated in the drawings. As above stated, however, manyspecific forms of arrangement and construction for preventin g access through the mouth of the neck B to the valve J or to the fastenings of the stopper E may be employed and still fall Within the spirit and scope of my invention. I do not desire, therefore, to be limited or restricted in this respect to the particular form shown.

The operation and manner of use of my invention will now be explained.

Before the valve J or the stopper E are inserted in their respective seats the bottle is filled. The valve J is then introduced through the opening D, the flexibility of the valve and of its stem and the particular arrangement, as above specified, of the weights L permitting the valve to be easily introduced to the chamber 0 through such opening D. The weights L pass through the contracted neck adjacent to the junction of the bottle and chamber and then assume a transverse position relative thereto, thus holding the valve to its seat and preventing the withdrawal thereof in case the bottle is inverted, but permitting in such case the valve to be sufficiently unseated to allow the contents of the bottle to flow out. The stopper E is then inserted in its seat D, where it is locked by the bent ends or boltsG of spring 11, engaging the inner wall of the chamher, as aboveexplained. If desired, the stopper E may then be sealed in its seat by wax or otherwise, as is usual in this art, with the name of the manufacturer of the bottle stamped thereon. An ordinary cork is then inserted in the mouth of the neck portion B and the filled bottle is ready for the market. Then the contents of the bottle are required for use, the cork in the mouth of the neck B is removed, and by simply inverting the bottie the contents thereof will flow out; but it 1 is impossible for the bottle to be refilled, since the weighted valve J will be seated by holding the bottle in position to receive the liquid contents,thus preventing access to the bottle.

It will be seen that a bottle constructed and arranged in accordance with the principles of my invention is exceedingly simple, is thoroughly efficient for the purposes for which it is designed, and is economical of manufacture.

Many variations in the specific size, proportion, and relative arrangement of parts would readily suggest themselves to persons skilled in the art and still fall within the spirit and scope of my invention. I do not desire, therefore, to be limited or restricted to the specific details shown and described; but,

Having now explained the object and nature of my invention and a form of apparatus embodying the same and having set forth the construction and mode of operation thereof, what I claim as new and useful and of my own invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

1. In a non-refillable bottle, having a body portion and a neck, an outwardly-opening valve, arranged to close said body portion against the admission of fluid thereto, an openin g through the wall of said neck through which said valve may be introduced to its seat without passing through the mouth of said neck, means for permanently closing said opening, means for preventing access to said valve through the mouth of said neck, and a stopper for the mouth of said neck; as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a noirrefillable bottle, having a body portion, a neck and an enlarged chamber intermediate said neck and body portion, a valve arranged to close the communication between said body and chamber against the admission of fluid to said body part, an opening formed in the wall of said chamber and through which said valve is introduced to its seat, a stopper for said opening and means for permanently securing said stopper in said opening; as and for the purpose set forth.

3. Ina non-refillable bottle, having a body portion and a neck, a valve arranged to close said body portion against the admission of fluid, said neck provided with an opening through the side thereof through which opening said valve is introduced to its seat, a stopper for said opening, means for permanently securing said stopper in said seat, a plate arranged to project across the line of opening from the mouth of the neck tosaid valve and a stopper for the mouth of said neck; as and for the purpose set forth.

4. In a non-refillable bottle having a body portion and a neck, a valve arranged to close the body portion of the bottle against the admission of fluid, said neck provided with an opening through the side thereof, through which said valve is introduced to its seat, a stopper for said opening carrying eyelets, bolts arn nged to pass through said eyelets, a spring normally acting to project said bolts whereby said stopper is permanently secured in its seat, *a plate arranged in said neck to project across the line of opening from the mouth of the neck to said valve and permanent stopper, and a'stopper for the mouth of said neck, as and for the purpose set forth.

5. I11 anon-refillable bottle,a valve arranged to close said bottle against the admission of fluid, said bottle provided through the side thereof with an opening through Whichsaid valve is introduced to its seat, a stopper having eyelets, a bow-spring having bolts at the ends thereof arranged to pass through said eyelets and adapted to engage the inner wall of said opening, whereby said stopper is permanently maintained in its seat, means arranged to close the line of opening from the mouth of the neck to said valve and permanentstopper but permitting the flow of fluid through the neck, and a stopper for the mouth of the neck, as and for the purpose set forth.

6. In a non-refillable bottle,a valve arranged to close said bottle against the admission of fluid, said bottle provided through the side thereof with an opening having a beveled inner periphery,a stopper adapted tobe received in said opening and carrying spring-pressed bolts adapted to engage the inner wall of said opening, whereby said stopper is retained in its seat, means for closing the line of opening from the mouth of the neck to said valve and permanent stopper, but permitting the flow of fluid through the neck, and a stopper for the neck of the bottle, as and for the purpose set forth.

7. In a non-refillable bottle, a body portion, a neck and an enlarged chamber intermediate the two, a valve arranged to close said bottle against the admission of fluid, said enlarged chamber provided through the side thereof with an opening through which said valve is introduced to its seat, a stopper adapted to be received in said opening and carrying springpressed bolts arranged to engage the inner wall of said opening, and means for preventing access through the mouth of the neck of said bottle to said bolts and valve and a stopper for said mouth; as and for the purpose set forth.

8. In a non-refillable bottle, a valve, arranged to close said bottle against the admission of fluid, said bottle provided through the side thereof with an opening through which said valve is introduced to its seat, a stopper adapted to be received in said opening and carrying spring-pressed bolts arranged to engage the inner wall of said opening, and a plate interposed between said valve and bolts and the mouth of the neck of said bottle and a stopper for said mouth; as and for the purpose set forth. J

9. In a non-refillable bottle, a body portion, a neck and an intermediate enlarged chamber, a valve having a flexible weighted stem, arranged to close said bottle against the admis sion of fluid, said enlarged chamber having an opening through the side thereof through which said valve is introduced to its seat, and means for permanently closing said opening and a stopper for the mouth of the neck of said bottle; as and for the purpose set forth.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand, this 13th day of August, 1896, in the presence of the subscribing Witnesses.

ALEXANDER S. DEUTSOH.

Witnesses:

S. E. DARBY, M. I. OAVANAGH. 

